How to prepare for your senior session

How to prepare for your senior session

Planning for your senior photo shoot can be unnerving. What to wear? How much should I bring? What should I not bring? Sooo many questions. So how do you prepare for your senior session?

At Images By Marc Anthony, we make sure that the majority of these questions are answered well before the shoot day approaches. However, we wanted to provide this set of tips as a guide. We have broken the sections up for the girls and guys, so let’s get to it.

Senior Girls

1. Choose two to three outfits to wear during your session and lay them out so they are ready to go. Make sure they are clean and wrinkle-free. We love helping to plan out and provide wardrobe options. Everything from colors to mood boards to spark inspiration.

2. Also, don’t forget to pack any accessories you’ll want for each outfit – jewelry, scarves, headbands, etc. Bring matching socks/tights, and shoes for each outfit if one pair won’t go along with all of them. This is the fun part. Nothing sets apart a good outfit like a dope hat or cool sunglasses.

3. While you’re at it, if you plan on bringing any props – your ballet shoes, favorite book, softball gear, etc. – go ahead and lay that out as well. If you are going to bring your car to the session and want it to be in photos with you, be sure to wash it the night before/day of your session. Athletes and musicians if you selected our sportrait session then you are already aware of the fun we plan to have. We love including your passion in your images.

4. Get a good night’s rest the night before so you can look well rested for your session.

5. Get your hair cut about one to two weeks prior to your session. Don’t drastically change it from your normal style in case you don’t like it. Have the hair stylist show you some easy styles you can do during outfit changes to switch it up a bit.

6. Practice your makeup the week leading up to your session so you can get it just right the day of. We do offer professional makeup artist services with several of our packages. This is something we strongly suggest you look into for your session. We love a natural look and will work with our makeup artists to create a look just for you. Not that into makeup? Don’t worry, we work with everyone to create the look you desire.

7. If you wake up two days prior to your session, or the morning of, and acne has appeared on your face – don’t pick at it and make it worse while trying to get rid of it. Apply some makeup over the area (not too heavy) and leave it at that. We offer basic retouching, which includes blemish removal; so don’t even worry about it.

8. Get a manicure the day before or day of your session to ensure your nails look their best. Don’t forget that the color needs to match all of your outfits. For this reason, and to keep a clean appearance, we suggest going with the French manicure or just a clear coat of paint.

9. Practice a nice natural smile and cute poses in a mirror or send us over some things we can talk to you about that will help you relax – your favorite movie, your boyfriend, etc.

10. Be prepared to relax and have fun.

Guys

The fellas have it pretty easy, but we have provided a few tips for you too.

1. Choose two to three outfits to wear during your session and lay them out the day before so they’re ready to go. Make sure they are clean and wrinkle-free. Also, don’t forget to bring matching socks and shoes for each outfit if one pair won’t go along with all of them. Shoes can make a guys outfit so feel free to bring a pair for each change.

2. While you’re at it…if you plan to bring any props – your skateboard, football, guitar, etc. – go ahead and lay that out as well. If you are going to bring your car or truck to the session and want it to be in photos with you, be sure to wash it the night before/day of your session.

3. Get a good night’s rest the night before so you can look well rested for your session.

4. Get your hair cut prior to your session. It’s important to look well groomed and a fresh cut is a great start.

6. If you wake up two days prior to your session, or the morning of, and acne has appeared on your face – don’t pick at it and make it worse while trying to get rid of it. Don’t even worry about it at all. We offer basic retouching, which includes blemish removal.

7. Practice a nice natural smile in a mirror or send us over some things we can talk to you about that will help you relax – your favorite sport, your girlfriend, etc.

Let’s go

So these are just a few tips to help prepare for your senior session. Now just relax and let us do the heavy lifting. The senior year is full of so many activities, fun and it’s truly a time to remember. We can’t wait to get to know you and plan your amazing shoot.